21 Meitheamh 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called on the governments north and south to work together to promote the country’s regional airports. The Ireland South MEP was speaking after a question she posed to the European Authorities revealed that new state aid rules now exempt certain…
16 Meitheamh 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said new Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar must address the party’s Dublin-centric view of the country. The Ireland-South MEP was speaking after census figures revealed that there are 79 employment blackspots across the state with more than half of them…
14 Meitheamh 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said the government’s failure to properly deliver European LEADER funding is costing jobs. The Ireland South MEP repeated her call for Rural Affairs Minister Heather Humphreys to explain changes to the funding scheme after it was revealed that the new…
21 Meitheamh 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called on the governments north and south to work together to promote the country’s regional airports. The Ireland South MEP was speaking after a question she posed to the European Authorities revealed that new state aid rules now exempt certain…
26 Bealtaine 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called on Rural Affairs Minister Heather Humphreys to explain why the LEADER funding process has become needlessly complicated. The Ireland South MEP said changes to the way the European rural development fund was delivered were making it harder for communities…
6 Bealtaine 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada is urging communities to be mindful of the dangers of gorse fires. The Ireland South MEP made the comments after a series of serious gorse fires took place across Cork, Kerry and Clare over the weekend. Fire fighters were called to…
26 Aibreán 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said reports of “chaos” in Cork University Hospital on Monday night/Tuesday morning are the consequences of the government’s failure to address staffing shortages and working conditions. The Ireland South MEP was responding to numerous reports on social media that staff…
21 Aibreán 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has hailed the recently announced €1bn landmark development of Cork’s docklands as ‘long overdue and exciting’. “There has been practically no substantial development in Cork for the last 10 years,” the Ireland South MEP said. “The Cork docklands were the hub…
